http://mmajunkie.comAlthough “The Ultimate Fighter 10″ has reached the homestretch and this week kicked off the show’s quarterfinal round, ratings for the highly anticipated season of the reality show hit a season-low 2.4 million viewers, Spike TV today announced.

After a remarkable season debut (4.1 million) and record-setting third episode (5.3 million), the series has drawn between just 2.4 and 2.8 million viewers for the past six episodes.

Still, the Nov. 11 episode was the No. 1 rated program of the day among men 18 to 34, according to Spike TV.

In this week’s episode of the reality show competition, Team Rashad fighters Roy Nelson and Justin Wren squared off with the winner earning the first spot in the show’s semifinals. Seven of the eight quarterfinalists came from Rashad Evans team; just one (Marcus Jones) came from rival coach Quinton Jackson’s team.

The season concludes with a live finale on Dec. 5. The season began with 16 competitors, including four NFL veterans, three former UFC fighters, former IFL champion Nelson and ex-EliteXC headliner Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson.

The “TUF 10″ debut set a ratings record with 4.1 million viewers (topping the “TUF 3″ debut by 1.3 million viewers), and when DVR viewing was included, pushed the total audience to 4.5 million viewers.

The bar was set even higher in week three for the highly anticipated and promoted fight between final IFL champion Roy Nelson and former EliteXC headliner and street-fighting sensation Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson. That episode drew 5.3 million viewers and peaked with a whopping 6.1 million viewers. When DVR viewing was factored in, the numbers ballooned to 5.7 million and 7.25 million viewers, respectively.

A total of 26 fighters got their chance to shine on Saturday as part of UFC 190 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. Now that UFC 190 is in the books, it’s time to commence MMAjunkie’s “Three Stars” ceremony.

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